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During the reporting period, 31,975 movements were documented, and 1,402 migrants (52% female and 48% male) were interviewed at 22 Flow Monitoring Points (FMPs) in Zimbabwe. Ninety per cent of the migrants surveyed stated they were Zimbabwean nationals and five per cent stated they were Zambian. There was a 4 per cent increase in total movements compared to the previous month. Inflows accounted for 58 per cent of observed movements, while outflows made up 42 per cent. The leading sending districts were Beitbridge (47%), Harare (12%), and Chiredzi (10%), whereas the main receiving districts were Harare (31%), Beitbridge (21%), and Bulawayo (9%). Matabeleland South province reported the highest number of outflows (51%), whereas Harare province recorded the most inflows (31%). Migrants from Matabeleland South were primarily headed to Limpopo (71%) and Gauteng (25%) in South Africa. Among those arriving in Harare, 33 per cent came from Gauteng province, 17 per cent from Western Cape province in South Africa and 17 per cent from Lusaka province in Zambia.The South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor had the highest number of movements (29,067) recorded over the reporting period followed by the Zambia-Zimbabwe corridor with 2,908 movements. Migrants using the South Africa-Zimbabwe corridor were mainly involved in short-term movements (52%), family reunification (23%), and long-term economic movements (23%). On the Zambia-Zimbabwe corridor, the primary types of movement were short-term movements (57%), long-term economic movements (24%), and family reunification (19%).
The Zimbabwe Department of Immigration Control recorded 157,545 entries and 163,117 exits at the Beitbridge border post, and 12,388 entries and 2,777 exits at the Chirundu border post.